River’s smokelab — Restaurant in Prague

Very interesting fusion place with a pleasantly short but varied menu.

We started with cracklings and pickles, both really good. Cracklings were melting in my mouth and pickles were really refreshing, thinly sliced, not too sweet, not too sour.

Then we followed with duck leg and pork ribs. The duck leg was great, served on a bed of red cabbage with baked apples, dusted with pork cracklings with a side of potato pancakes and I would not change a thing about it. The two pork ribs came with a coleslaw salad, which was very fresh and the ribs were really tasty and falling of the bone. Here I'd prefer a third rib while cutting the portion of coleslaw to a half.

The side of fries was fresh, crispy, thinly cut and salted just right. Again nothing to change here, perhaps just the sauce, as it is an extra order, could come in a bigger bowl.

We finished the meal with two BAO buns, again exceptional, they come with a side of fries which was a pleasant surprise to us.

Beer was well poured, cold and refreshing. Gin and tonic was tasty, but weak.

One of the waitresses was great and attentive, the other perhaps a little lost. The manager was professional, friendly and very diligent.

Overall with the current prices (50% off everything) this is an amazing deal, and I sincerely wish them all luck as this street corner seems to be somewhat cursed for new restaurants.

Now if I paid double would I feel the same way?

....well I guess we'll see next time I come, because I am definitely...

Very nice place to have a lunch or dinner. Well decorated that makes you feel very cosy inside. The food was excellent. Because of the special offer of 50% on the prices, we got the chance to try different things. We ordered 2 starters, the Tartare and the Octopus and 2 main dishes, the Wasabi Beef Rib and the Duck. All were amazing, very well cooked, super tasty and nice presented. Portions are good, not enormous but having a starter along with the main course and considering they are offering you fresh bread along with the food, also very tasty, it is enough to have a complete lunch. We also got 2 deserts, the Smoked Pear and the Maracuja Cheesecake and both were excellent too. The service was very good as well, responsive and very friendly without bothering you. Price wise I find it very reasonable for the food quality and the service, especially with this special offer. Drinks are reasonably priced as well. Even with the full menu prices, I believe it is still worth it. If there were no 50% discount, we would probably not had ordered 2 deserts and maybe it is a place for visiting once in a while, but with the current offer I could really go every single day for a lunch. I wish I had discovered it earlier. I will definitely return next time I'll...

Had dinner here with my family here and everything was excellent and memorable. The price per person may seem high, but we obviously made the most of it with starters, main dish, dessert and many drinks.

We started with Burrata and Octopus Carpaccio. Main dishes were the River's Meat Plate, the Duck and the Wasabi Beef Ribs. Finished with a Cheese Cake and Smoked Pear.

All of these were very tasty and presented creatively and neatly. Everything with "Smokey" before it, drinks and food, were of course presented under a Smokey glass bowl(duh, it's the Smokelab after all)

The River's Meat Plate is excellent if you can't decide what to eat because it's an assortment of almost everything tasty. If I have to say anything negative, the Wasabi was not as spicy as expected. Plenty of other things on the Meat plate were pretty spicy, though, luckily.

Service and setting were perfect. I forgot to ask the name of the server but she was very friendly, attentive and helpful whenever we had questions (food related ánd when we asked to take pictures)

Highly recommended, as a duo or even as a bigger group. Even Vegans have options, but it is primarily a meat restaurant. If you're a big fan of eating meat, this restaurant is a...